This is a summary of links featured on Quantocracy on Saturday, 06/12/2021. To see our most recent links, visit the Quant Mashup. Read on readers!
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Honest Guide to Getting a Quant Job in Finance: (1) So, you want to be a Quant?! [Quant at Risk]They say that a journey of thousand miles commences with a single step. So, here you are, firm in your own resolutions or hesitating where to go. Graduated from a university or standing and trembling about next move in your life. Fired from one job or looking for another opportunity to seize. Battling against the wind, the haze, the misfortune that fell unexpectedly upon you, suddenly from
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Combining Value and Profitability Factors: the International Evidence [Alpha Architect]My October 29, 2020, article for Alpha Architect examined the research on the profitability factor. I then reviewed the findings of the June 2020 study On the Conjoint Nature of Value and Profitability, which analyzed how combining the profitability factor with the value factor tilting the portfolios exposure to the two factorsimpacted the risk and return of a long-only U.S.